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Title: Control rod
Post by: Rennhack on Nov 23, 2005, 03:12
A rod, plate, or tube containing a material such as hafnium, boron, etc., used to control the power of a nuclear reactor. By absorbing neutrons, a control rod prevents the neutrons from causing further fissions.